“I thought that was our best game yet,” Koe said after the win over South Korea. “That’s where we want to be. We’re not yet halfway and I feel like we’re improving, so that’s a good sign. We definitely haven’t peaked.”

Koe and his teammates Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert were all in top form against the Koreans and were in control despite starting without the hammer.

They forced the Koreans to take one in the second end, then took charge with three in the third. By the eighth the lead was up to 7-3 and it was just a matter of time before the Koreans were run out of rocks.

Koe curled 88%, Kennedy 95%, Laing 94% and Hebert 85% in the win.

“We are going to have to play our best every game and that was one of our best,” Hebert said. “If we can keep that game going, I like our chances of being there at the end of the week.”

Though carrying the pressure that comes with Canada’s history at the Olympics — Canada has won gold in men’s curling at the last three Winter Games — the Koe crew don’t seem to be feeling the heat at all.

“It’s always fun when you’re winning,” said Hebert, who along with Kennedy and skip Kevin Martin won a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics. “Of course, we’re having fun, we’re at the Olympics. This is such a rare experience to get here. We’re lucky enough to be here for the second time and we’re trying to take it all in. We’re having a great time right now, we’re 4-0 and we’re playing good, so we’re confident. Life is good right now.”

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